Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 3.7% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Abuja instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 60.7% less for restaurants
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St. George's
|
Abuja
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.29
NGN5,293.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$5.58
NGN8,966.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.50
NGN798.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.28
NGN444.34
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
|
St. George's
|
Abuja
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$1.33
NGN2,144.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$1.25
NGN2,008.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$10.91
NGN17,527.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$1.56
NGN2,509.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$1.88
NGN3,026.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.50
NGN2,416.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.75
NGN1,205.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$0.82
NGN1,310.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$0.74
NGN1,190.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.66
NGN1,066.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.64
NGN1,022.81
|
|
pay 69.6% less for transportation
|
St. George's
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$2.92
NGN4,688.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$9.29
NGN14,922.83
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
St. George's
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$41.56
NGN66,792.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$2,461.96
NGN3,956,653.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$1,158.05
NGN1,861,122.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$23.44
NGN37,669.45
|
|
pay 62.8% more for childcare
|
St. George's
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$133.90
NGN215,199.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$1,965.88
NGN3,159,388.29
|
|
pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
St. George's
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.20
NGN1,921.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.64
NGN2,642.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.00
NGN3,214.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$44.84
NGN72,056.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$8.35
NGN13,424.18
|
|
pay 13.6% more for clothing
|
St. George's
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$29.79
NGN47,873.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$28.76
NGN46,226.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$68.91
NGN110,742.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$85.63
NGN137,616.46
|
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